Supreme Court Court Assistant Recruitment 2026: 15 Posts, Apply 3 to 24 November

Supreme Court Court Assistant Recruitment 2026 is open from 3 November to 24 November 2026, and it offers 15 tentative posts of Court Assistant (Technical Assistant-cum-Programmer) in the Supreme Court of India. The post sits in Pay Level 7, Rs 44,900 to Rs 1,42,400, with initial basic pay of Rs 44,900 plus allowances. You apply online only, through the recruitment link on sci.gov.in, and the fee is Rs 1,500 for general candidates and Rs 750 for SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), ex-servicemen and physically challenged candidates. The advertisement is F.6/2026/Tech.Post/SC(RC), dated 12 October 2026.

The degree alone does not get you in. Every route in this advertisement pairs the degree with years of software development experience, and that pairing is where most applications will fail. A fresh BTech graduate with no work experience cannot apply, however strong the degree is. Read the experience rule first, then the fee, then the form.

Supreme Court Court Assistant Recruitment 2026 at a glance

The experience rule decides most applications

Three qualification routes lead to this post, and each one carries its own experience count, and the Registry counts experience as on 1 October 2026. A BE or BTech in Computer Science or Information Technology needs three years of experience in software development. An MCA or M.Sc. in Computer Science needs the same three years. A B.Sc. in Computer Science or a BCA needs first class or at least 60 percent marks in aggregate, plus four years of software development experience.

The advertisement prefers a degree in Law from a recognised university as an additional qualification. It does not replace the experience. The Registry lists 15 tentative vacancies, and the number may change with the administrative needs of the Registry, so treat the number as the advertised figure and check sci.gov.in for any change before the last date.

Age runs from 18 to 35 years as on 1 October 2026. Relaxation follows Government of India rules for SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), physically challenged candidates and ex-servicemen. Dependants of freedom fighters get up to five years above the limit.

Departmental candidates of the Supreme Court Registry face no upper age limit. Candidates working in other government departments, public sector undertakings or nationalised banks get no age relaxation at all.

One more gap to note. The advertisement prints no category wise vacancy split for the 15 posts. Reservation follows Rule 4A of the Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961. If another page shows you a neat category table for this post, that table did not come from this advertisement.

Four tests, and every one has a pass mark

Selection runs in four stages, and you must clear each one on its own. The first stage is an Objective Type Test of 100 questions in one and a half hours, worth 100 marks, with 50 marks as the minimum qualifying score. The 100 questions split into 40 on General English including comprehension, 30 on General Aptitude, and 30 on Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.

The second stage is an Objective Type Technical Aptitude Test of one and a half hours, worth 50 marks, with 25 marks as the minimum qualifying score. Both tests carry negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer, and the advertisement fixes both tentatively for 22 December 2026.

Clearing the two objective tests does not put you straight into the practical test. If many candidates qualify, the Registry shortlists on merit in the ratio of 1:10 against the tentative vacancies for the Practical Aptitude Test. The Registry calls candidates who qualify in all three tests for interview in the ratio of 1:3 against the tentative vacancies. The practical test runs in Delhi and NCR, and the interview runs online or in person in Delhi. The objective tests run in Delhi and NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Answer keys come up on 24 December 2026, and objections stay open from 24 to 25 December 2026 till 11:55 pm, online only, at Rs 100 per objection. The objection fee comes back to you if the Registry finds your objection valid. The Registry pays no travel allowance or daily allowance for the tests or the interview, so budget the Delhi trip for the later stages in advance if you reach them.

The fee, and the no refund rule

General and unreserved candidates pay Rs 1,500. Candidates from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer), ex-servicemen and physically challenged candidates pay Rs 750, plus bank charges. Payment runs online only, through the payment gateway provided by UCO Bank, and the portal accepts no other mode. The advertisement states the point in plain terms: once you pay, the Registry does not refund the fee under any circumstances. At Rs 1,500 for a general candidate, that makes the order of work obvious. Check the experience rule and the 1 October 2026 cut off date first, pay second.

Before you press submit

Keep your documents ready before you open the form. The advertisement asks for a scanned copy of your recent photograph, your signature, and your certificates for Class X, Class XII, graduation and experience, plus a caste certificate if you claim reservation and a disability certificate if it applies. The form needs your photograph and signature in the size the portal asks for, so get those files ready before you start. Our exam photo resizer sets a photo and signature to the size a government form asks for.

Your name, your father's name, your mother's name and your date of birth must match your Class X certificate. A name change needs support from a Gazette Notification, and the Registry checks the documents at document verification. Admission at every stage stays provisional until that verification, so a form that sails through today can still fall later if a document does not match.

Then slow down at the last screen. Preview the filled form and take a printout for your records, since you need not send the printout to the Registry. Once you submit it, you cannot withdraw or modify the application, and the Registry entertains no request for change of category. If you submit more than one form, only the last submitted form counts. Keep your application number safe: you need it to download the admit card from the Supreme Court website, since no admit cards go out by post.

Two last points. Candidates working in Central or State Government departments, nationalised banks or public sector undertakings must produce a No Objection Certificate from the employer at document verification. And if you get employed after submitting the form or during the process, inform the Branch Officer, Recruitment Cell, at [email protected]. The same Registry is also hiring separately for Junior Court Attendant, 130 posts for Class 10 to Class 12 candidates, and for Court Master, if either of those fits someone in your family better than this one.

Sources & verification: Supreme Court of India Advertisement No. F.6/2026/Tech.Post/SC(RC) dated 12 October 2026, for 15 tentative Court Assistant (Technical Assistant-cum-Programmer) vacancies, listed on the Recruitments page of sci.gov.in and read 9 November 2026. Apply only through the recruitment link on sci.gov.in. Every figure in this article comes from that advertisement. The advertisement gives no category wise vacancy split and no fixed date for the practical test or interview.